Japan’s responses to rapid global sustainable finance evolution
How can Japanese institutional investors and financial institutions secure a place in the rapidly evolving sustainable finance world?
Join opinion leaders from Japan and abroad to discover how urgent theoretical and practical issues can marry with the vision for a new era of capitalism in a sustainability-conscious world.
Make new connections with 500+ senior Japanese finance professionals to debate regulatory developments, market trends and best practices in responsible investment, and be a part of advancing sustainable finance in Japan.
Companies are eligible for a complimentary pass for three people to attend the event.
2024 key themes:
- Debating the future role of transition finance
- Biodiversity and incorporation of the TNFD
- Spotlight on Social Disclosure in Japan
- ESG and investing in Emerging Markets
- Effective engagement and stewardship
- Successfully implementing AI into ESG – elevating sustainability with technology
- The future of sustainable food systems
- How are Japanese corporates dealing with the biodiversity disclosure challenge?
- Accelerating Japan’s path to decarbonization
What can you expect at the forum?
Connect with the Japanese ESG and sustainable finance industry
Past attendees have included Dai-ichi Life Insurance, GPIF, Japan Post Insurance, Pension Fund Association, Sophia School Corporation, Transport Agency Pension Fund, and many more.
Get answers to the biggest ESG questions from industry experts
Carefully curated panel sessions will showcase the depth and the dynamics of sustainable finance discussion from global standardisations of ESG to organisational challenges to take up portfolio decarbonisation.
Japan-focused content with a global perspective
With a well-established network of sustainable finance practitioners, Responsible Investor will bring together both local and international attendees to discuss how to progress Japanese business in a sustainability-conscious world.
Connect with 500+ Japanese sustainable finance professionals
Meet our leading advisory board
Connect with investors & ESG professionals
Responsible Investor Japan provides an opportunity to make connections with an exclusive audience of ESG and sustainable finance decision makers. Share your solutions, collaborate and network with senior-level executives through bespoke sponsorship packages to meet your 2024 business goals.
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Meet our leading advisory board
Satoshi Ikeda
Chief Sustainable Finance Officer and Deputy Commissioner for International Affairs, Financial Services Agency, Government of Japan
The next RI Japan conference will take place on 22-23 May 2024, all timings are in Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).
For more information on the agenda, please contact Andrew Wolff.
andrew.w@pei.group / +81 (0) 3 6205 3224
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Agenda
RI Japan 2024 - Wednesday 22nd
Day 1 (All times in JST)
08:15 - 09:00
Registration
09:00 - 09:05
Welcome remarks from Responsible Investor
09:05 - 10:05
Plenary 1: The future role of transition finance in sustainable investing
Bhargav Dasgupta,
Helena Fung,
Fumihiro Kajikawa,
Leong Wai Leng,
Margarita Pirovska,
Hideki Takada
- How do we define what transition finance actually is? What do investors and financial institutions need from industry and policy makers to move forward on transition finance?
- The impact of the sovereign transition bond launch – will this strengthen the international credibility of transition finance?
- How do foreign investor’s view Japan’s push for transition finance and establishment of the Asia GX consortium?
Helena Fung
Head of Sustainable Finance and Investment, Asia Pacific, London Stock Exchange Group
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Fumihiro Kajikawa
Director, GX Finance Promotion Office/Office for Opening the GX Promotion Organization, METI
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Leong Wai Leng
Managing Director and Regional Head of Asia Pacific, CDPQ Global, CDPQ Singapore
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10:05 - 10:20
Keynote
Yutaka Matsuzawa
10:20 - 11:00
Networking break
11:00 - 11:50
Plenary 2: Turning Nature positive: embracing Biodiversity and incorporation of the TNFD
Naomi Davies,
Makoto Haraguchi,
Hirotaka Hideshima,
Sylvain Vanston,
Evonne Yiu
- What are the challenges in implementing the TNFD framework? – What are the learnings from TCFD?
- How has the TNFD engaged with corporates to build a framework that is decision-useful?
- Why does nature matter in the fight against climate change?
Makoto Haraguchi
TNFD dedicated SVP of Corporate Sustainability Dept., MS and AD Insurance Group Holdings
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11:50 - 12:40
Plenary 3: Countering the anti ESG backlash, does Japan have a meaningful role to play?
Khalid Azizuddin,
Sasja Beslik,
Satoshi Ikeda,
Colin Melvin,
Monica Nagashima
- What is the real-world impact of the ESG backlash? Has the ESG backlash also catalysed positive change, or is this wishful thinking?
- The role of Japan in the ESG debate, does it have a better model for doing things?
- Will ESG funds in Japan and abroad need to radically evolve going forward to overcome a sceptical market and how should they do this?
Satoshi Ikeda
Chief Sustainable Finance Officer and Deputy Commissioner for International Affairs, Financial Services Agency, Government of Japan
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12:40 - 13:30
Networking lunch
13:30 - 14:15
Stream A-1: Spotlight on the GX bond and transition bonds as labelled instruments
Ulf Erlandsson,
Ryushiro Kodaira,
Kenichi Konuma,
Maiko Morishita
- How has the Japan Climate Transition Bond been received and appraised by investors so far? Is there sufficient transparency?
- Understanding the role of transition bonds in the broader context
Kenichi Konuma
Director for Climate Finance Policy GX Finance Promotion Office / Office for Opening the GX Promotion Organization Industrial Science, Technology and Environment Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
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